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Back Issue #170 October 2026 (magazine review).
As can be seen from the cover of this ‘Back Issue’, there is a selection of doctors from American comicbooks. Editor Roger…
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ReviewHorror
Cryptology # 11 October 2026 (magazine review).
Cryptology #11 from TwoMorrows dives into The Creature from the Black Lagoon, horror hosts, Richard Powers covers, the Golem and Hammer's The Nanny.
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue # 169 September 2026 (magazine review)
This issue of ‘Back Issue’ has the sub-title of ‘Support Staff’. I think I might have called it ‘Supporting Characters’ to be a…
ReviewCri-Fi
Back Issue #26 February 2006 (magazine review)
Another back issue of ‘Back Issue’. With the sub-title of ‘Spies And Tough Guys Issue’, it’s easy to see why this issue is…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology # 10 August 2026 (magazine review)
Don’t be squeamish with this edition of Cryptology. It’s only spiders, and they aren’t really there to eat you.
September 2026
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #9 June 2026 (magazine review).
The Cryptologist doesn’t like the summer months, but I suspect vampires aren’t keen on them either. No leisurely meals, just a quick bite…
ReviewMagazines
Comic Book Creator #45 September 2026 (magazine review).
You can always expect a few surprises with Comic Book Creator, usually involving creators I’ve never heard of, such as Carol Lay, who…
ReviewHorror
Cryptology #8 April 2026 (magazine review).
You can always tell when a magazine is taking off when some issues seem to be selling out. Cryptology #8 came out in…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue Annual # 1 2026 (magazine review).
TwoMorrows gathers the Neal Adams material from four hard-to-find issues of 'Back Issue' into a single 82-page annual, covering his DC Comics years…
ReviewMagazines
Alter Ego # 201 September 2026 (magazine review)
Reed Tucker profiles E. Nelson Bridwell, DC’s walking encyclopaedia and creator of the Inferior Five, in ‘Alter Ego’ # 201, plus a 1976…
August 2026
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #24 October 2007 (magazine review).
# Back Issue #24 review This early issue of Back Issue deals with magic-based comic-book characters. Oddly, although there is an excellent interview…
ReviewIllustration
Illustrators #51 (magazine review).
Like a lot of people, my first exposure to Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud (1938-2012) was in the magazine Heavy Metal. I thought his work…